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[quote=Anonymous]Independent 80 yr old mom suffered a stroke that left her needing assistance with daily activities.  Her lifestyle consisted of sitting around watching tv , chain smoking, no social life,  text bombing us kids on who would take her to a heart attack on a plate restaurant.  She wanted a live in care giver but couldn’t afford it. I found her a gorgeous al apt with beautiful views overlooking the water. The place is so nice I’m definitely planning on moving there when I  need to!  I know there is a transition period in these situations. She’s depressed, sleeping a lot and grumpy as hell. .  130 residents in the place and she’s made some friends already. Btw she has  a fantastic personality.  I’ve noticed she has made remarkable improvements with her motility  because the dining room is a nice walk from her apt so she’s actually getting some exercise for the first time in her life. Not to mention she can’t smoke, eating healthy and gets med management for her  high blood pressure and cholesterol she ignored for years which  led to her stroke to begin with. We told her if she recovered she could go back home but didn’t think she would considering the significant damage the stroke caused. She is making incredible strides  with the lifestyle change alone. I refuse to let her move back home to that incredibly unhealthy lifestyle that will shorten her life significantly. Her mom lived to 96 but didn’t smoke and was a lot more active.  I believe this new environment will add years to her life. I love my mom so much I literally can’t imagine losing her. It will be such a devastating loss that I feel I won’t be able to survive it at times.
  Now that I see she will probably recover enough to go back home, how in the hell do I stop her without her getting irate with me?[/quote]

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